Two missing Auburn girls have been found in Syracuse

Auburn, NY -- Two missing Auburn girls were found today in Syracuse and returned to their parents, the Auburn police announced.

Lois Giessel, 15, was walking in the area of Richmond Avenue in Syracuse when she was spotted by a passerby, Auburn police said. Syracuse police went to the area and found Giessel, who led them to Cierria Sanders, 14.

The two girls, who are friends and schoolmates, were missing since Tuesday. Police learned the girls had been walking the streets of Syracuse and were looking for money, police said. The intentions of the girls were unknown, police said.